8th April 2018, 06:59 PM | #1 |
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Crimean Yataghan
I think it's a Turkish yataghan with a French blade (bayonette)...
maybe from Crimean war??? What do you think? Kubur |
9th April 2018, 12:07 AM | #2 |
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The hilt form looks like some Bosnian bichag/dagger hilt forms.
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9th April 2018, 01:23 AM | #3 |
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Is the blade definitely French, with French markings on the spine? There were quite a few yataghan bladed bayonets in the second half of the 19th century, including on Martini-Henry rifles used by the Ottoman army.
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